A compendium of every aspect of social welfare management and the ultimate reference book, this volume: introduces the field of social welfare management; examines the organizational background of social welfare; discusses the various tasks and roles of the social welfare manager; and considers specific fields of care such as mental health, families and children, and older people. INDICE: PART ONE: WHAT IS SOCIAL WELFARE MANAGEMENT? MAPPING THE FIELD OF PRACTICEThe Landscape of Social Welfare Management - Rino J PattiSocial Work and Social Welfare Administration - David M Austin A Historical PerspectiveThe Environmental Context of Social Welfare Administration - Lawrence L MartinAdministrative Ethics - Frederick G ReamerPART TWO: UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONSSocial Welfare Administration and Organizational Theory - Yeheskel HasenfeldStructural and Fiscal Characteristics of Social Service Agencies - Margaret GibelmanHillel SchmidAgency-Environment Relations Understanding Task EnvironmentsOrganizational Structure and Performance - David F GillespieMotivating Work Performance in Social Services - Diane Vinokur-Kaplan and Daniel BoginOrganizational Climate and Culture - Charles GlissonThe Individual in the Organization - Gary F Koeske and Randi Koeske The Impact of Human Service Workers' Attributes on Job ResponsePART THREE: DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL WELFARE MANAGEMENT: ISSUES, FUNCTIONS AND TASKSWhat Managers Do and Why They Do It - David MenefeeManaging for Service Outcomes - John Poertner The Critical Role of InformationInterorganizational Collaboration in the Task Environment - Catherine Foster AlterThe Manager as Leader - David BargalManaging Information for Decision Making - Dick SchoechManaging the Planning Process - Michael J Austin and Jeffrey R SolomonManager as Resource Developer - Phillip McCallionFinancial Management - Mark EzellManaging Personnel - Peter J Pecora and Michael WagnerManaging for Diversity and Empowerment in Social Services - Alfreda P IglehartInitiating and Implementing Change - Felice Davidson PerlmutterPART FOUR: MANAGING IN FIELDS OF SERVICE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGESPoints of Tension - Barbara J Friesen Mental Health Administration in a Managed Care EnvironmentServices for Families and Children - Marie Weil The Changing Context and New ChallengesHealth Care and Social Work - Andrew Weissman and Gary Rosenberg Dilemmas and OpportunitiesAging - Katherine H Wilber
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